The Community Services Committee is having a raffle with the proceeds to go for providing Easter for the homeless and shelters. Being raffled off are: 1st prize - 2 St. Louis Blues tickets; 2ndprize – 2 St. Louis Cardinals tickets; and 3rd prize – a $100 QT gas card. Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10 and are available from any committee member. The drawing will be held March 18. There will also be containers at the entrances to collect non-perishable food items for area food pantries. Thanks in advance for your support.
The Civil Rights Committee needs your help. They are seeking any Irish collectibles, books, etc. to put on display in the cafeteria for Irish Heritage Day. If you would like to share your items, please see Denise Black (1st shift trim, column E-32 or Nextel #61) or Larry Moseby (2nd shift chassis, frame line). All items will be returned after one day display.
Thank you in advance.
GM February van sales were down year-over-year. Here is how the rest of the segment shook out:
| 2013 | 2012 | Change | Share | |
| Ford | 8336 | 10,100 | -17.5% | 48.4% |
| GM | 6390 | 7,383 | -13.4% | 37.1% |
| Mercedes Sprinter | 1228 | 830 | +48% | 7.1% |
| Nissan NV | 1252 | 807 | +55.1% | 7.3% |
| Ford Transit connect | 3610 | 2,305 | +56.6% | ----- |
While sales were down, field supplies were also generally down. Overall, our field supplies stood at 55 days, down from 73 last month. Total units in supply actually increased slightly (63 vans), but the higher daily sales rate more than offset that. Chevy cargo vans dropped to 57 days from 83 and Chevy passenger vans fell to 17 days supply. Cutaway supplies were basically flat.
The UAW hopes to steal some of Nissan Motor Co.'s limelight at the Geneva auto show Wednesday by holding a press conference there to accuse Nissan of mistreating its nonunion U.S. factory workers. Here is the press release issued by the UAW (on the back):
Nissan workers and the civil rights leaders travel to Geneva Motor Show Workers and Mississippi community leaders reveal how Nissan treats its employees Workers from the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi in the United States will join members of the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan (MAFFAN), an organization representing clergy, elected officials, civil rights activists and students, in Geneva on March 6 to reveal how Nissan treats its employees. The group will detail how Nissan is ignoring international labor standards, including freedom of association and the right to engage in collective bargaining by denying workers in its Mississippi plant a fair union election and using a campaign of fear to discourage employees from considering a union.
“Nissan lets us know, they don’t want a union in Mississippi,” said Mississippi Nissan worker Michael Carter. “They try to scare you about unions. They imply the plant will close if we support a union. We need a fair process so that workers can make up their own minds. Nissan recognizes unions in its plants around the world. Why not in Mississippi?” added Carter.
Nissan has run a fear campaign to prevent workers from organizing a union, which has included:
• Holding anti-union meetings and roundtable discussions to create an atmosphere of fear;
• Showing plant-wide, anti-union videos on TV monitors during the workday;
• Implying to workers that unionization results in plant closure or lay-offs.
Nissan workers in the U.S. cannot rely on weak U.S. labor laws to adequately protect their fundamental right to organize. Nissan workers are asking the company to abide by principles for a fair election, including:
• Prohibiting the union or employer from disparaging the other side;
• Providing equal time and access to union supporters to speak with workers when the employer holds a meeting against the union on company time;
• Prohibiting the use of coercion, threats and intimidation to prevent workers from exercising their right to join or refraining from joining the UAW.
“Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault, recognize and bargain collectively with unions at their operations in Japan, South Africa, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia,” said Reverend Melvin Chapman, pastor of the Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church and member of the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan. “This is the civil rights fight of our time – the right to have a free and fair election process, one without fear. We are bringing Mississippi to Geneva to let Nissan know that what is happening in Mississippi is unacceptable,” Chapman added. MAFFAN was founded after Congressman Bennie Thompson, who represents Canton, Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives, called on Mississippi leaders to form a committee to stand up for Nissan workers. MAFFAN members will be in Geneva to ask everyone to look further, beneath the shine, to understand the issues in Mississippi.
Tom Brune
UAW/GM Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119
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